The morning sun gradually rises, and the dewdrops attached to the weeds along the road reflect colorful rays of light in the sunlight.

At this time, two carriages rushed past the official road, shaking off the dewdrops on the weeds. Before the dewdrops could fall to the ground, they were kicked to pieces by the horses' hooves one after another.

Despite the cold weather, Xu Jin, who was riding on horseback, was already sweating slightly. He was calmly observing the surrounding terrain while riding his horse to follow the team closely.

Although Fan Yi and more than 20 brothers tried their best to hold off the pursuers, they probably wouldn't be able to hold off for long. With the speed of the carriage, they definitely couldn't outrun the cavalry, so they would be overtaken sooner or later. They had to find a way to completely defeat the pursuers.

Throw away the soldiers.

Xu Jin's worry was obviously not unnecessary. Everyone just escaped for a few miles, and the sound of horses neighed from behind, and dozens of cavalry pursuers caught up. After all, Fan Yi and other soldiers only had about 20 people, and they could not stop them at all.

There were five times as many cavalry, so these dozen cavalry were probably chasing them around the battlefield.

Xu Jin looked back and said loudly: "Father-in-law, eldest brother and second brother, there are only fifteen cavalry chasing them, but we can kill them behind the forest in front."

At this moment when life was at stake, Xu Jin's mind was surprisingly calm and clear, because fear and panic were of no use and would only make him die faster. Only by remaining calm and calm could he find a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation.

A cold light flashed in Xie Erjian's eyes, and he said murderously: "Okay, that's exactly what it should be!"

There is a gentle slope on the right side of the official road a hundred meters ahead. The slope is covered with evergreen trees, and this is where the official road turns. It can block the line of sight and is an excellent ambush point.

At that moment, everyone rushed through the mountain col with great speed, and hid in the woods beside the road at a position where the enemy behind them could not see them.

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Jingle bell, jingle bell.

An old horse walked leisurely along the winding path in the mountains, and the small copper bell hanging around its neck made a clear tinkling sound.

A man in his thirties was riding on horseback. He wore a felt hat, his face was covered with frost, his chapped lips were a little purple from the cold wind of the first month, and his hands holding the reins were also covered with frostbite.

And cracked by frost, like dry old tree bark. This person is Gu Mancang, the postman of the Civil Information Bureau who came from Shangrao County.

This is Gumancang's first errand after the Chinese New Year. It started from Shangrao County on the 16th of the first lunar month. It passed through Qianshan County yesterday, and today it is on to the next stop, Yiyang County.

It is said that every postman in the Civil Information Bureau is assigned a fixed route, which rotates every six months. The route Gumancang was responsible for in the first half of this year was the private letter delivery in the three counties of Shangrao, Qianshan and Yiyang.

Gu Mancang has been working in the Civil Information Bureau since he was eighteen years old. It has been more than ten years now. He is very familiar with the routes in several counties near Shangrao. To put it lightly, he can walk smoothly even with his eyes closed.

A round trip. At this moment, the shortcut taken by Gumancang is a shortcut, which saves five or six miles of travel compared to taking the official road.

At this time, Lao Ma has almost reached the end of the Yangchang Trail. In front of him is the wide official road. After getting on the official road, it takes about two hours to walk to the destination Yiyang County.

"Drive!" Gu Mancang gently pinched the horse's belly, and the old horse trotted up the official road.

It was almost noon now, and there was a small forest covered with evergreen trees a few hundred meters ahead. Gu Mancang planned to go to the trees for a while, have lunch and take a nap, and let the old horse eat a few mouthfuls of grass.

Gu Mancang urged his horse to the side of the grove. Just as he was about to turn over and dismount, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from the official road in front of him. Then a small group of fast horses came out from the corner of the official road. The knights on the horses all had red foreheads.

Everyone was armed with weapons such as fire guns and waist knives, and they rushed towards them with murderous intent.

Gu Mancang shivered with fright, and hurriedly moved his horse to the roadside. However, the old horse was obviously frightened. When moving, he missed his foot, and his front hooves fell into the drainage ditch beside the road. He suddenly neighed.

He threw the grain mancang on his back and rolled right into the middle of the road.

At this time, the team of cavalry had already rushed forward. Seeing that the full barn was about to be trampled by the galloping horses, there was only a bang sound and a sharp arrow shot out from the woods beside the road, as if

It hit the cavalryman in front of him in the throat like it had eyes.

laugh……

The sharp arrow penetrated directly through the throat of the cavalry, and the arrow emerged from the back of the neck. The cavalry suddenly fell off the horse like an electric shock, but he still held the reins tightly with both hands, and the whole horse was pulled.

He stood up, and a cavalryman who was following closely behind him didn't rein in his horse in time and hit him directly.

With a muffled bang, the two horses collided violently, causing dust to fly instantly. The cavalryman on the second horse fell upside down and flew out, falling just a few meters in front of Gu Mancang, and then rolled to a stop in front of him.

Down.

"Oh my god!" Gu Mancang almost turned pale with shock, because the cavalryman's head was severely twisted and he was looking at him at a weird angle. Blood was pouring out of the corner of his mouth. He probably hit the ground head first and broke his neck.

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At this time, a group of cavalry wearing mandarin duck jackets suddenly emerged from the woods beside the official road, and fiercely rushed towards the cavalry with a red scarf on their forehead.

The group of cavalrymen with red scarves on their foreheads was suddenly attacked, and they rushed to fight, but they were all killed in just one cup of tea.

Gulu gulu...

A bloody human head rolled to the side of Gu Mancang. The latter was holding back a pee, but at this moment he couldn't help but trembled, a stream of hot water flowed out from his crotch, and he peed!

"Hero, spare your life, I'm just a messenger and don't have much money on me!"

When Gu Mancang saw someone approaching him, he was so frightened that he lowered his head and begged loudly for mercy.

"Brother Gu?"

Just when Gu Mancang thought he was dead this time, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He looked up tremblingly and saw a handsome young man wearing a jade-colored robe sitting on a horse, calming down.

When he saw it, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Mr. Xu!"

Xu Jin did not expect to encounter the postman Gu Mancang from Shangrao County at this time. He quickly got off his horse, helped the frightened postman up, and comforted him: "Brother Gu, please don't be alarmed. Prince Ning has rebelled. These people who are chasing us are here."

They are all rebels."

Gu Mancang was shocked and said: "Prince Ning rebelled, when did this happen?"

Xu Jin didn't have time to explain to Gu Mancang at this time. He nodded and reminded: "There are rebels coming from behind, which is very dangerous. I advise you to avoid it for the time being, or turn back the way you came. Second brother,

Bring a horse over to Brother Gu!"

The old horse in Gumancang probably has a broken leg. It is lying on the ground and neighing in pain. It is impossible to ride it again.

Xie Erjian brought the horse of a rebel soldier over and said expressionlessly: "Leave quickly, or you will lose your life!"

Xie Erjian had just finished killing the man and was full of murderous intent. Gu Mancang did not dare to ask any more questions at the moment. He took the bloody reins solemnly, quickly untied the mail parcel from the old horse's back, and picked up the letters scattered on the ground. Xu Jin

He quickly bent down to help pick it up.

Xie Qing looked at the official road leading to and from the place for a while, but when he saw some dust rising up, he quickly said: "Xian son-in-law, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The enemy is catching up, and the distance is estimated to be no more than five miles!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin handed the letter he picked up to Gu Mancang and warned: "Get out of here quickly!"

Gu Mancang said gratefully: "Thank you Mr. Xu!"

Xu Jin waved his hand and stepped on the horse's stirrups to get on his horse.

"Mr. Xu, wait a minute!" Gu Mancang shouted loudly as he picked up the parcel.

Xu Jin couldn't help but frowned. All the soldiers who were preparing to attack showed impatient expressions. This coward who peed his pants just had too much trouble.

Gu Mancang naturally sensed the displeasure of the crowd and said sarcastically: "Mr. Xu, I know a shortcut to get rid of the pursuers behind me, but the mountain road is so narrow that I can only walk on horseback, not a carriage!"

Xu Jin was overjoyed and said quickly: "Brother Gu, please lead the way!"
Chapter completed!